Shaukat Aziz
Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز, born March 6, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan)[1] was the Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004 to 2007.[2] He became Finance Minister in November 1999.[1] Aziz was chosen by President Musharraf for the position of Prime Minister after the resignation of Zafarullah Khan Jamali on June 6, 2004. He became Prime Minister on August 28, 2004,[1] and served until November 15, 2007. He was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan to complete a full term in office.[2]
Shaukat Aziz شوکت عزیز | |
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 Aziz at the 2007 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. | |
| 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 20 August 2004 – 15 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
| 17th Finance Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Salman Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1949 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
Shaukat Aziz Media
Aziz engaging in discussions with American officials.
Aziz on a visit to United States
Shaukat Aziz with Paul Wolfowitz at The Pentagon, 2003.
Shaukat Aziz at the White House with US president George W. Bush, 24 January 2006.
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (right) greets Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at the Pentagon.
Shaukat Aziz at the World Economic Forum, 2008.
Shaukat Aziz with Condoleezza Rice, 2006.
Pakistan's GDP growth rate from the period of nationalisation in the 1970s until the economic boom in 2004–08
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biography of Shaukat Aziz: Biography of Shaukat Aziz, accessdate: February 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 H. E. Mr. Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan: Burkle Forum on "Pakistan & Afghanistan": H. E. Mr. Shaukat Aziz, Former Prime Minister of Pakistan: Burkle Forum on "Pakistan & Afghanistan" Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessdate: February 19, 2016